pick

the quantity of a crop that is harvested

“he sent the first picking of berries to the market”

eat intermittently; take small bites of

remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

hit lightly with a picking motion

a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body

“he was called for setting an illegal pick”

a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material

“he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks”

pilfer or rob

“pick pockets”

provoke

“pick a fight or a quarrel”

the person or thing chosen or selected

“he was my pick for mayor”